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El Salvador · citizenship by descent

El Salvador citizenship by descent — parent-born

for El Salvador

Official name: Salvadoran nationality by birth to a Salvadoran parent (Constitución Art. 90 numeral 2)

Salvadoran nationality through a Salvadoran parent — your line, your records, and your claim traced in one place.

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The document set at a glance

7
Documents in the set
5
Required
0
Conditional
2
PassVault recommended

What you will need

the program’s definitive document set, by category
Lineage
Birth certificateRequiredOfficial requirement
Anchor ancestor
Certified copy
Death certificateConditionalOfficial requirementPassVault recommended
Anchor ancestor
Certified copyApostilleTranslation
Marriage certificateConditionalOfficial requirementPassVault recommended
Anchor ancestor
Certified copyApostilleTranslation
Birth certificateRequiredOfficial requirement
Principal applicant
Long formCertified copyApostilleTranslation
Identity
National id cardRequiredOfficial requirement
Anchor ancestor
Identity documentRequiredOfficial requirement
Principal applicant
Proof
Proof of addressRequiredOfficial requirement
Principal applicant

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